BILL NUMBER: ACR 157	CHAPTERED  05/10/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   59
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MAY 10, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MAY 8, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 27, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wayne

                        APRIL 13, 2000

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 157--Relative to California
SAFE KIDS Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 157, Wayne.  California SAFE KIDS Week.
   This measure would declare the week of May 6 through May 13, 2000,
as California SAFE KIDS Week, in support of the activities of the
National SAFE KIDS Campaign during National SAFE KIDS Week, and would
encourage Californians to participate in the state and local
activities planned for the observance of that week around the theme
"Get into the Game."




   WHEREAS, More than 30 million kids play organized sports in the
United States, and participation rates, especially for girls,
continue to grow.  However, this growth in sports participation has
contributed to an increase in sports and recreation related injuries;
and
   WHEREAS, While death among children during organized sporting
activities is a rare event, an estimated 3.2 million children 5 to 14
years of age suffer from sports and recreation related injuries each
year, and nearly one million children are seen in hospital emergency
rooms; and
   WHEREAS, Children are more susceptible to sports related injuries
because they are still growing and are in the process of gaining
motor and cognitive skills.  While the risk of physical injury is
inherent in sports participation, it is estimated that half of all
organized sports related injuries among children could be prevented;
and
   WHEREAS, Protective equipment, availability of certified athletic
trainers and youth coaches, safer playing environments, and rules
designed to prevent injury are successful in reducing the frequency
and severity of sports and recreation related injuries among
children; and
   WHEREAS, With so many effective means of injury prevention,
ranging from proper stretching and hydration to using helmets and
mouth guards, parents have more opportunity than ever to keep their
kids safe while participating in sports and recreational activities.
The challenge is to make sure that parents and coaches know about
these proven interventions and utilize them; and
   WHEREAS, A national sports survey of 1,000 families will be
conducted to, among other things, identify parent and caregiver
perceptions of the risks and benefits to children from participation
in sports and recreation activity and to gain an estimate of sports
and recreation safety gear use among children; and
   WHEREAS, During National SAFE KIDS Week, state and local
coalitions will promote various activities aimed at raising awareness
of sports and recreational safety for children; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the week of May 6 through May 13, 2000, is
declared California SAFE KIDS Week, in support of the activities of
the National SAFE KIDS Campaign during National SAFE KIDS Week; and
be it further
   Resolved, That Californians are encouraged to participate in the
state and local activities planned for the observance of that week
around the theme "Get into the Game"; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
